honorable

Other spellings

• (UK) honourable
• (title) Honorable, Honourable

Word parts

honor + -able

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ŏnʹərəbl or ŏnʹrəbl, IPA ^(key): /ˈɒnərəbl̩/ or /ˈɒnrəbl̩/
• (US) enPR: ŏnʹərəbl or ŏnʹrəbl, IPA ^(key): /ˈɑnərəbl̩/ or /ˈɑnrəbl̩/

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• Hyphenation: hon‧or‧able, honor‧able

Adjective

Positive honorable

Comparative more honorable

Superlative most honorable

1. If a person is honorable, they are worthy of your respect.
   • Synonym: respectable
2. (politics) Honorable is a title given to ministers, senators, presidents, etc.

Noun

Singular honorable

Plural honorables

1. (countable) An honorable is a person who bears the title "honorable".